Carl, the Young Emigrant: A Memoir of Schools and SchoolmastersThe Union, 1851 - 233 páginas |
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... English , and a few months had not sufficed to remove his oddities of pronunciation . He could not for his life say , " Thirty thousand thorns thrust through the thick of their thumbs . " The at- tempt to utter this formidable formula ...
... English , and a few months had not sufficed to remove his oddities of pronunciation . He could not for his life say , " Thirty thousand thorns thrust through the thick of their thumbs . " The at- tempt to utter this formidable formula ...
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... English well , he was the best Frenchman in the school ; indeed , he spoke the language fluently . Then he was far before the rest of his age in Latin . He could swim , wrestle , and fence ; and was always ready to do a favour . That ...
... English well , he was the best Frenchman in the school ; indeed , he spoke the language fluently . Then he was far before the rest of his age in Latin . He could swim , wrestle , and fence ; and was always ready to do a favour . That ...
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... called on ac- count of a number of great and ancient trees , relics of the forest , which were scattered in clumps upon the hill - side in front of the house . e It had been the seat of an old English CARL , THE YOUNG EMIGRANT . 21.
... called on ac- count of a number of great and ancient trees , relics of the forest , which were scattered in clumps upon the hill - side in front of the house . e It had been the seat of an old English CARL , THE YOUNG EMIGRANT . 21.
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... English family before the Revolution , and bore many charac- teristic marks of the aristocratic mansion . The spacious but irregular house was of hewn stone , as were the stables and offices . A gentle rill stole along the bottom of the ...
... English family before the Revolution , and bore many charac- teristic marks of the aristocratic mansion . The spacious but irregular house was of hewn stone , as were the stables and offices . A gentle rill stole along the bottom of the ...
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... English . ) " Here , friend Carl - quick , my boy ! Here are the letters ! " And upon this , he placed in the trembling hand of the boy a couple of sealed papers . He lost not a moment in tear- ing them open . As he read , he turned ...
... English . ) " Here , friend Carl - quick , my boy ! Here are the letters ! " And upon this , he placed in the trembling hand of the boy a couple of sealed papers . He lost not a moment in tear- ing them open . As he read , he turned ...
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Carl, the Young Emigrant: A Memoir of Schools and Schoolmasters. Written for ... American Sunday-School Union Visualização completa - 1851 |
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Ashdell Barry beautiful better Bingen blessed boys Burnham Carl Adler Carl found Carl's CERES CHAPTER Charles cheer child Christian Cole dear delightful Dutchman EMIGRANT English exer exercise eyes father fatherland favour feel fellow flowers garden German give green Gregory hand happy heart horse hour humble hundred hymns King Donald lady lesson look Lord Ludwig Maria Mill Mary Brewer Mary Smith mean mind Miss Hotchkin Missouri mother Mount of Olives never Newman North River Oaks observed parents patience pitchers Potsdam prayer pupils racter religious remember Rhine sacred scholars schoolmaster seated sing smile Smith soul Spring Hill steamboat SUNDAY-SCHOOL Sunnyside Sybel talk taught teacher teaching tell thing thou thought tion took trees trying turn verses vines volume walk words young youth
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Página 223 - The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy! Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me! The present only toucheth thee: But, och! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an
Página 160 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Página 134 - What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord : I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
Página 176 - As is the harebell that adorns the field ; And in her hand, for sceptre, she does wield 'Tway birchen sprays...
Página 178 - The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry : Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast...
Página 134 - Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? and this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come.
Página 78 - Mars a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter a moderate-sized orange...
Página 136 - The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake,
Página 178 - The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast: Theirs buxom health, of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer, of vigour born, The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light That fly th
Página 134 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.